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Laos enjoys a tropical climate with two distinct seasons – the rainy season from the beginning of May to the end of September and the dry season from October through to April. The yearly average temperature is about 28°C/82°F, with a maximum of 38°C/100°F in April and May. In Vientiane, the low temperature of about 19°C/66°F occurs in January. In mountainous areas, however, temperatures can drop to 14-15°C/the high 50s°F during the winter months, and at night drop to freezing or a bit lower.  The average precipitation is highest in southern Laos, where the Annamite Mountains receive over 3,000 mm (10 feet) annually. In Vientiane rainfall is 1,500-2,000 mm (five to almost seven feet) annually, and in the northern provinces only 1,000-1,500 mm (three to five feet) annually.  Laos travel guide homepage Climate in Luang Phrabang  Month  Mean Temperature oC  Mean Total Precipitation (mm)   Mean Number of Precipitation Days   Daily Minimum  Daily Maximum  Jan  14.2  27.7  13.5  1  Feb  15.1  30.9  16.1  3  Mar  17.9  33.5  33.7  4  Apr  21.3  34.6  94.1  9  May  23.4  33.8  149.2  15  Jun  24.3  32.5  177.3  15  Jul  24.0  31.6  223.8  19  Aug  23.6  31.4  226.5  20  Sep  22.9  31.7  165.8  14  Oct  21.0  30.9  107.0  9  Nov  17.9  28.8  28.2  4  Dec  14.4  26.5  13.0  1  Climate in Vientiane  Jan 16.4 28.4 7.5 1 Feb 18.5 30.3 13.0 2 Mar 21.5 33.0 33.7 4 Apr 23.8 34.3 84.9 8 May 24.6 33.0 245.8 15 Jun 24.9 31.9 279.8 18 Jul 24.7 31.3 272.3 20 Aug 24.6 30.8 334.6 21 Sep 24.1 30.9 297.3 17 Oct 22.9 30.8 78.0 9 Nov 19.3 29.8 11.1 2 Dec 16.7 28.1 2.5 1 Links • indochina mm5 weather forecasts • world meteorological organization (weather info) • meteoconsult • us national weather service (international) • wunderground Links in other languages                          (2) (4) (2) (2) (2) Same category in a different destination Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Balearic islands (Spain) Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda (UK) Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary islands (Spain) Cape Verde Cayman Islands (UK) Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Corsica (France) Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Crete (Greece) Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guadeloupe & St-Martin Guam (USA) Guatemala Guernsey/Jersey Guinea Guyana Haiti Hawaii (USA) Honduras Hong Kong (China) Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (south) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macau (China) Macedonia Madeira and Azores (Portugal) Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Martinique (France) Mauritania Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Netherlands Netherlands Antilles & Aruba New Caledonia (France) New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico (USA) Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Samoa Sardinia (Italy) Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Sicily (Italy) Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sudan & South Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turks and Caicos (UK) Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe